Lifting the Burden of Climate Change Information Overload
A new report details the concept for a system that would help transportation practitioners navigate the tangle of resources on climate change resiliency.
Environment
Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) Training
The U.S. DOT's Volpe Center is proud to host a full-day, introductory level, hands-on training course on the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT).
What Volpe Talked About at TRB 2016
Volpe staff were among the 5,000 presentations and nearly 800 sessions and workshops covering all transportation modes at the Transportation Research Board’s 95th Annual Meeting recently held in Washington, D.C.
Reducing Light-Duty Vehicle Energy Use and GHG Emissions
John Heywood, who spoke as part of Volpe’s Reimagining Transportation series, identifies three themes for transportation professionals working on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Introducing a More Powerful Environmental Tool for the Aviation Community
The FAA and Volpe have released a new version of the premier software for quantifying the environmental impacts of aviation. This new software, AEDT 2b, replaces five legacy air quality and noise analysis tools and incorporates their functionalities into a single model.
Enhanced Environmental Analysis Tool Slated for Release
It’s been two years since the Federal Aviation Administration and Volpe publicly released the Aviation Environmental Design Tool, an environmental analysis tool that offers a robust, integrated way to quantify aviation’s environmental impact.
Advancing the Northeast Corridor’s Future
Volpe supports the Federal Railroad Administration’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) multi-state planning and environmental efforts, known as NEC FUTURE.
Volpe Helps MassDOT Lead the Way in Carbon Neutrality
Governor Patrick helps celebrate MassDOT and Volpe’s efforts to develop the first-ever carbon-neutral airport.
Bringing the National Climate Assessment to the World
The 2014 National Climate Assessment was released by the White House on May 6. Its lead finding is that climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present and its impacts are increasing across the country.DOT Planning Post-Sandy Focuses on Resiliency, Accounts for Climate Change
Reshaping how the nation rebuilds and takes climate change impacts into account means that no matter where the next extreme storm hits, the transportation system will be better prepared and more resilient